WordPress 4.9 Awesome New Features

Although still in beta version, WordPress 4.9 is set to be released in mid of November with exciting new features.

In this article, we will see which new features have been added to WordPress 4.9 and a brief introduction for most of them so you can enjoy by trying them out yourself. Let’s dive in to discuss in detail.

WordPress 4.9 What’s New

Here is a list of main new features of WordPress 4.9 you need to know:

Schedule Changes in Theme Customizer

Theme Customizer in WordPress 4.9 comes with new options to either publish, draft or schedule theme changes.

How about schedule your theme background turns red on Christmas ? 🙂

Click the gear icon to reveal the additional options column.

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Even a preview link has been generated which you can share with people who can’t access Customizer to get feedback.

All-New CSS code editor

This one is a huge. Code editor in WordPress 4.9 has been greatly enhanced with features like syntax highlighting and auto-complete code, normally found in dedicated code editing softwares.

It will not only help you out in writing code but also let you know of any CSS errors and warnings. Just hover your mouse over the tiny red cross or yellow warning icons to see even possible solutions.

Go to Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS to see the new code editor. You will also see it in action while editing themes or plugins PHP files within WordPress.

Now even non-programmers will be able to write code in WordPress easily.

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1 Comment

There’s been a lot of talk about improving the user experience so I’m excited about the changes coming in WordPress v4.9. Most of the changes are in the Customiser – I would love to be able to schedule changes to an existing post. Scheduling a change would be especially awesome!

These new features benefit a small number of users, so maybe they’re rolling this out first in the Customiser to ensure Editor rollout in a future version goes smoothly. Who knows, fingers crossed!